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March 31 2012

March 31 2012

A seated group of devotees in a bright hall performs a meditative practice with eyes closed and hands raised to the face, many women in white and yellow sarees and some in orange, saffron and multicolour saris, with an elderly man in white sitting in the foreground. A woman in an orange shawl and brown top sits cross-legged on a red-striped mat at right, wearing a long beaded necklace. Behind the group a woman in white stands beside a draped table holding a kalasha, a metal vessel and flowers. Many people fill the room, with partial figures visible at the edges.

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A photograph of several women seated cross-legged on mats on a white marble floor, performing a breath-focused practice with their hands raised to their nostrils. The woman in the foreground wears a white embroidered salwar kameez with a white dupatta and small earrings, eyes closed. Beside her, a younger woman wears a yellow shawl over white clothes and a dark mala, and another woman in white holds a red shawl. Behind them, more participants in white and pastel clothing sit in rows. In the lower left, brass cups, a pink tray, a clear container and a small book rest on the floor.

A photograph of a seated group meditation session in a plain room with pale walls and red curtains. Many women in white clothes sit on orange and blue mats, with several wearing yellow shawls and orange scarves. Several participants have their hands raised in mudra-like gestures near their noses, appearing to practise breath control. Behind them, others sit on chairs, and a person in white wears headphones. No a person candidate is visible.

A photograph of a group meditation or yoga practice in a hall, with many seated participants covering their eyes and faces with their hands, palms over closed eyes. The foreground woman in a white short-sleeved top, a pendant necklace and a bangle, sits with elbows raised. Behind her and to the sides, others wear white, yellow, red-bordered saris and kurtas and red-and-white lanyards. The scene shows a meditative eye-covering practice.

A seated group of women in a bright hall practices a breathing or nadi-shodhana style exercise. In the foreground a woman in a coral-red sari with gold embroidered border sits cross-legged on a white cloth, both hands raised to her nose with fingers pinching the nostrils. Beside her a woman in a white shawl over pink clothing and a woman in yellow sit similarly, with gold bangles and green-and-red glass bangles visible. Several more participants sit blurred in the background near tall windows and red-cushioned chairs.

December 04 2010

Photograph of a large seated group of women in white clothing at a satsang hall, most sitting cross-legged on striped mats and performing a breathing or nasal-hand gesture with fingers near their noses. Foreground women wear white kurtas and loose white tops; one wears a white cardigan and a lanyard badge, another has glasses and a light cotton shawl. Pale pink and yellow figures sit further back, and a red-cushioned backdrop is visible at top. No speaker or throne is clearly visible in this frame.

A woman with long dark hair sits cross-legged with eyes closed in meditation, hands resting in her lap, on a striped cushion. She wears a cream shawl over a white kurta embroidered with gold floral patterns, a red beaded necklace with a small pendant, and gold earrings and a bangle. Behind her, other seated attendees in soft focus, including a woman in a white top with a red bindi and a woman in green, also appear to meditate in a dimly lit hall.